Bridle-bit.



' C. B. TAYLOR.

BRIDLE BIT. APPLICATION FILED MAF.. 5, 1908;

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CARL E. TAYLOR, OF WOODSVILLE, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

BRIDLE-BIT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

Application filed March 5, 1908. Serial No. 419,368.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL E. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Woodsville, in the county of Grafton and State of New Hamshire, have invented a new and useful Bri le-Bit, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to bridle bits.

The object of the invention is to provide a bit which shall be adaptedfor use in connection with any character of bridle and in the employmentof which certain control of an animal may be secured without causingunnecessary pain, and further, to prevent injury to the animals mouth atthe point of connection of the bit-bar with the bit-rings.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the natureof the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novelconstruction and combination of parts of a bridle bit as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification andin which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a bridle-bit constructed inaccordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary detailview showing more particularly, the manner in which the slide straps areconnected with the crown strap of the bridle.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the bit-bar which is hereinshown as an ordinary straight one, although it may be of any otherpreferred type. At each end of the bar is arranged an eye 2 by whichconnection is effected with the bit-rings 3. These rings are skeletonstructures and each is provided with a loop 4 with which the check strap(not shown) is connected and with a loop 5 around the lower wall ofwhich the eye 2 is engaged. In order to protect the horses mouth frominjury at the point of connection of the eye 2 with the loops 5,shoulders 6 are provided, one on each side of each eye, and these willoperate positivelyy to prevent the flesh at the corners of an animalsmouth from catching in the bit-rings.

Projecting from each of the bit-rings is a rectangular guard 7 which ispreferably integral with the ring and is of sufficient size to permitthe slide-strap freely to work therein. Within the upper end of each ofthe guards is mounted a grooved roll 8 which is arranged upon the studor in 9 that passes through the guard 7 and t e center bar l0 of thering. The object for providing the guard is to prevent any accidentalseparation of the slide-strap from the bit-ring should the pin orbearing of the roller break, it being seen that under such condition theupper wall 1l of the guard will catch the strap and thus prevent anaccident.

Each slide strap, to which reference has been made, is preferablycircular in cross section and carries at one end a ring 12 to connectwith the rein and at the other end a double hook 13 that is adapted toengage orifices 14 formed in the two members or in the fork of the crownstrap 15, the object of employing the double hooks being to insure astrong and positive connection between the slide-strap and thecrown-strap.

By the employment of the bit shown, it will be seen that when draft isapplied to the reins that there will be a direct pull upon the bit whichwill be in the direction best adapted to control the animal withoutinflicting 4 pain, but owing to the manner in which the bit is connectedwith the crown-strap, it will be seen that upon heavy draft beingapplied to the reins that the bit will be lifted in the horses mouth andthereby exert such leverage as will be thoroughly effective in subduinga fractious horse.

The improvements herein defined are simple in character and will befound thoroughly effective and useful for the purposes designed.

l claim The combination with a bit, of bit-rings secured thereto andprovided with shoulders arranged on each side of the terminals of thebit, rectangular guards secured to the outer sides of the rings, rollersjournaled within the guards, and slide straps engaging the rollers eachof which carries at one end a rein-engaging ring and at its other end adouble hook adapted to engage orifices in the fork of a crown strap.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CARL E. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

DEXTER D. Dow, E. B. N EUNO.

